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| Elevation: | 14,494ft / 4,418m |
Difficulty: | Martin=7, YDS=1, COHP=1 |
Gain & R/T-Dist: | 6,750ft & 21mi |
Prominence: | 10,078ft / 3,072m Ridge 6,084mi / 9,790km |
Isolation: | 1,648mi / 2,652km |
Dominance: | 69.53 altitude class 6H |
Steepness ∠: | 42.494° @100m, 28.071° @800m |
Lat/Lon (WGS84): | 36°34'43.13" N, 118°17'31.68" W |
36.578646, -118.292133 |
11S 384397 4048909 |
Lat/Lon (NAD27): | 36°34'43.27" N, 118°17'28.35" W |
36.578686, -118.291207 |
11S 384477 4048710 |
Twsp Rng Sect: | Mount Diablo T16S R34E S5 |
What3Words: | unfunny.dramatically.dated |
MapCode: | US-CA 93M5.FZ4-Q |
Maidenhead: | DM06un48wv |
PlusCode: | 8583HPH5+F45W |
Geohash | geo32:9qebh4yq19bd, geo36:9nN2jrPRF4 |
Benchmark: Name="WHITNEY"
PID=GT1811 (NGS Datasheet)
USGS Quadrangle: Mount Whitney (large ZIP/PDF)
HAM Radio:
ITU: Rgn=02 Zone=06, CQ-Zone=03, CallSign=W6, GridSquare DM06un
Geology | Class Type of Material | Type Earth Material | Age | Landform Physiographic Province |
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Highpoint Geology | Igneous | Granite | Cretaceous | Massif |
CEPS UNH | Intrusive | Granite | Cretaceous | Sierra Nevada |
ThoughtCo:
California Geologic Map
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Newsletter articles: •
#79-4q07-p26-27 [Dough Thompson] The Big One in One Day
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#86-3q09-p16-17 [Tom Martin] Acute Mountain Sickness
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#94-3q11-p29 [Steve Gruhn] First Recorded Ascents of State Highpoints
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#99-4q12-p8 [Jerry Brekhus] Highest Hills
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#99-4q12-p8 [James Suits] 360deg Panoramic Highpoint Photography
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#104-1q14-p24-25 [Steve Fuglestad] The Badwater Basin to Mount Whitney Expedition
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#105-2q14-p13 [Connie Ricca] State highpoint photos - local.msn.com/outdoors/highest-points-in-each-state
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#106-3q14-p6-7 [Doug Thompson] The Big One in One Day with 2014 updates
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#109-2q15-p24-27 [Rick Hartman] Benchmarks
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#117-2q17-p27-31 [Lanny Wexler] The Origin of State Highpoint Names
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#119-4q17-p22-23 [Jane Bertrand] Logistics of Clinbing Whitney with a Guide
Newsletter updates: •
#109-2q15-p11 [John Mitchler] What to do if no permits are available
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#110-3q15-p10 [Yahoo Group] What to do if no permits are available
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#112-1q16-p5 [Stony Burk] Mt Whitney twitter feed
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#112-1q16-p5 [John Mitchler] Lottery statistics and popular dates
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#114-3q16-p22 [Rick Hartman] Picking up permits
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#114-3q16-p22 [John Mitchler] http://www.iamlubos.com/highpoints/
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#117-2q17-p18 [Rob M] Vandalism - photo
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#117-2q17-p18 [Stu Fink, Paul M] Trip report
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#118-3q17-p27 [John Mitchler] Latest trail conditions